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Bejeweled fans’ fingers have probably stopped twitching about now. They’ve had a while to get obsessed with, and then get over, Bejeweled Twist. Sadly, they’ll need to start preparing themselves for more finger cramps - PopCap Games is releasing Bejeweled Twist on cell phones in 2009. So North American and European casual game fans who get hooked on the match-3 game should probably start doing some exercises or something to prepare their thumbs.

As you may recall, Bejeweled Twist was released back at the end of October, 2008. Unlike the priginal Bejeweled, where you shift two gems to group gems of the same color together, Bejeweled Twist has you spinning groups of four to match up three or more gems of the same color. As you can probably deduce, it takes quite a bit more effort and thought than the original Bejeweled. PopCap has confirmed that, if your mobile device has a touch screen, there will a touch screen control option…

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FROM GADGETELL - Take a look at the second Android phone.  Nope, it’s not a Samsung Blackjack or Epix.  That’s the Kogan Agora.  See how it compares to the iPhone and the G1 at Gadgetell. MORE »

FROM GADGETELL - Grab a G1 at a discounted price thanks to the American Express WishList promotion. MORE »

Here’s a brief review of all the Android-based games (and apps) I downloaded from the Android Market and tried while reviewing the T-Mobile G1 phone.

They are presented in alphabetical order to help make it easier to find in the Android Market. While a few are demos with fuller versions you can purchase,  all of these are free to download and try with most being free to keep. The applications are at the bottom of this post and I’ve taken screen shots of almost every game and app listed.

Click through for a list of 39 games and 10 applications for the T-Mobile G1 phone…

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Check out the gallery: Screen shots of games and applications on the T-Mobile G1 phone

Product: T-Mobile G1
Price: $179.99 ($399.99 minus $220 instant rebate)
Rating: One thumb up, one sideways; 81/100; B-; * * * out of five.
Pros: A great phone with lot of groovy uses. Mini trackball works wonderfully for games, decent graphics for a phone and nice sound. Also has motion-sensitive controls, touchscreen, mini keypad and GPS that can be incorporated into games. A lot of free games in the Android Market.
Cons: Touchscreen requires full finger pad contact and sometimes slow to respond. Accelerometer is touchy and mini keypad is hard to see. Battery can be exhausted fairly quickly.
Overall: Do not get this to use it as a game device. G1 owners will, however, enjoy many good and inexpensive games that make use of the mini trackball and proper use of the touchscreen, making it better than the average phone for mobile gaming.

The T-Mobile G1 is a mixed bag when it comes to mobile gaming. It’ll play all of the regular games but also promises so much more with the touchscreen, accelerometer motion controls, built-in mini QWERTY keypad and mini track ball. While it’s certainly better than your average cell phone when it comes to gaming, it still has a few annoyances that keep it from being truly amazing.

Click through for the full review…

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Check out the gallery: T-Mobile G1 Photos

Try to look at Gamertell.com on your cell phone. Go ahead, try it. Pretty crowded, eh? Takes a while to load, don’t it?

Forget that.

Now try m.Gamertell.com. Ah, much nicer, ain’t it? No photos. Just a list of the stories with links to the full post. No ads. Just the good stuff.

It’s just one more way we’re trying to better serve you in your info consuming needs.

Also check out mobile optimized versions of sister sites Gadgetell and Appletell as well. Don’t worry, if you go to mGamertell first, there’s a link to those, too…

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There is a game by IUGO Mobile Entertainment called Zombie Attack on the App Store for $0.99 that takes the form of a tower defense game. These kind of games usually involve strategically placing different weapons types around the map to quickly take down enemies of various strengths and weaknesses. The only difference this time around is hordes of zombies that impede your path when building towers.

Zombie Attack lets us play as a survivor who must protect his shack from…

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FROM GADGETELL - Want to pick up a T-Mobile G1 early?  Head off to San Francisco tomorrow.
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FROM GADGETELL - Every little bit helps when it comes to saving the planet.  Go green with Ecorio, an application for Google Android that calculates your mobile carbon footprint.
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Title: Star Wars: The force Unleashed Mobile
Price: $13.49 (N-gage pricing: 1 Day for $2.99, 7 Days for $6.99, Full Version for $13.49)
System(s): Mobile (includes *N-Gage, iPhone, iPod Touch)
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Publisher (Developer): THQ Wireless (Universomo)
ESRB Rating: Not Rated
Pros: Really nice graphics, classic Star Wars sound effects and innovative CellWeaver control scheme.
Cons: Physical design of device’s buttons truly effects the enjoyment and playability. Unskipable cutscenes, Midi soundtrack is instead of MP3. No lightsaber slashing action. Very short.
Overall Score: One thumb up, one thumb down; 78/100; C+; * * 1/2 out of five.

For the Mobile version of this much-publicized Star Wars game, the developers took a cue from the DS release and created a unique control scheme based on the physical nature of the system. All the smartphone incarnations of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile rely on the phone’s number pad to tap out patterns to activate various Force powers. On the iPhone and iPod Touch, you use the touchscreen to draw similar patterns.

It’s innovative and sometimes fun but not quite the action-filled, lightsaber slashing game you’d expect from the Star Wars franchise.

Click through for the full review…

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Check out the gallery: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile screen shots